What Are Educational Records According to FERPA? A Discussion and Flowchart by Daniel J. Solove Educational records according to FERPA are “those records, files, documents, and other materials which contain information directly related to a student; and are maintained by an educational agency or institution.” FERPA, 20 U.S.C. § 1232g(a)(4)(A). The scope of coverage of […]
HIPAA TEXT TRAINING REQUIREMENTS HIPAA Privacy Rule HIPAA TEXT FOLLOWS: 45 CFR § 164.530(b)(1) 45 CFR § 164.530 Administrative requirements (b) (1) Standard: Training. A covered entity must train all members of its workforce on the policies and procedures with respect to protected health information required by this subpart and subpart D of this part, […]
HIPAA TRAINING REQUIREMENTS: FAQ by Daniel J. Solove HIPAA training requirements are extensive, and they are often a source of many questions and confusion. Whom do they apply to? What topics must covered entities train on? Do business associates need to have HIPAA training? Which employees must be trained under HIPAA? How often must people […]
PRIVACY AWARENESS TRAINING PRIVACY, RISK, AND TRUST For organizations, protecting privacy is an issue of risk and trust. Protecting privacy mitigates risks of costly incidents, reputational harm, regulatory penalties, and other harms. Protecting privacy also is essential to people’s trust in an organization. An organization depends upon the trust of its existing and prospective customers, […]
HEALTH PRIVACY + SECURITY UPDATE Health Privacy + Security Update is a periodic briefing of new cases, statutes, articles, books, resources, and other developments. It is authored by Professors Daniel J. Solove and Paul M. Schwartz. Professors Solove and Schwartz are the co-authors of numerous articles, five casebooks, and a treatise. Their 1200-page casebook, Information […]
An Overview of Education Privacy by Daniel J. Solove Privacy is essential in education, and all educational institutions have duties to their communities to protect education privacy robustly. What does protecting education privacy entail? Why does it matter? What privacy issues should be addressed? In what follows below, I will provide answers to these questions. […]
FERPA TRAINING COURSES TeachPrivacy.com offers three FERPA training courses. The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is a federal law passed in 1974. It applies to nearly all institutions of higher education (public and private) and to public K-12 schools. FERPA generally prohibits schools from releasing student “education records” without the consent of the […]
Privacy and Security Training Requirements by Daniel J. Solove Many laws, regulations, and industry codes require privacy awareness training and/or data security awareness training. Here is a list of a number of these requirements: FEDERAL LAWS AND REGULATIONS • HIPAA • GLBA • FISMA • FTC Red Flags Rule STATE LAWS AND REGULATIONS • Texas […]
Stay Updated on Security + Privacy Training, News, Developments, and Events Our security and privacy awareness training is created by Professor Daniel Solove, the leading expert on these areas of law. Professor Solove writes extensively and is very active on social media. If you are interested in privacy and data security issues, there are many […]
PRIVACY AWARENESS TRAINING VENDOR MANAGEMENT: SHARING DATA WITH THIRD PARTIES This privacy training program covers vendor management issues when data is shared with third party vendors. In particular, the program discusses due diligence in selecting third party vendors and the types of data protections that should be included in the contract with the vendor. The […]